Louis H. Loyd
Home Town: Oakville, MO
Distinguished Service Cross
World War I
U.S. Army
General Orders No. 37, W.D., 1919
The Distinguished Service Cross is presented to Louis H. Loyd, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action near Beaufort, France, November 4, 1918. Despite the fact that severe wounds made it impossible for him to take along his automatic rifle, Private Loyd continued in the advance of the company. Again wounded, he refused evacuation, continuing with his comrades until the objective was reached.